10 Nights (29 page)

“You’ll have to do
better than that, sweetheart. What do you want me to do with you?” He knew he
was once again taking her out of her comfort zone, but that was what his ten
nights plan was all about, he reminded himself. It was about pushing her beyond
what she was used to, and about encouraging her to let go and surrender to his
will.

She couldn’t believe he
was going to make her say the words. She wished he would just get on with it so
it would be over and she could leave, rather than continuing to humiliate her
as he was. Didn’t he care for her at all? The ruler came down on her sore ass
again then, as she struggled to find the courage to speak. “Fuck me, Sir!” She
had meant only to speak the words, but the sudden pain forced them from her in
a scream.

Rhett chuckled and
threw the ruler on the floor before undoing his pants. He slid them and his
boxers down to reveal his length, almost as long, and just as hard, as the
ruler, and with one thrust he entered her fully.

With each thrust he
claimed her as his own; claiming her in his eyes, in hers, and in the eyes of
everyone else in the room. There was no doubt in any of their minds who Leah
belonged to, she was his, and his alone.

Leah felt her body
tense with each stroke, a strange excitement filling her at the knowledge that
more than a dozen people were watching them. She was ashamed of her excitement,
and turned on by it at the same time. Her arousal made her feel all the more
ashamed, but as her release approached she grew less and less concerned with
the other people in the room, until finally she came, screaming her orgasm for
all the world to hear.

Guilt would come later,
she was sure, but just then all she could think of was the feel of his hardness
inside her as he withdrew and plunged into her, over and over again, with
increasing speed. When he finally pulled out of her and she felt his seed fall
on her back and buttocks she knew she had pleased him.

It wasn’t until just
before he came that Rhett remembered he had once again forgotten to put on a
condom. He was relieved that he’d pulled out in time, but he couldn’t believe
that he’d made the same mistake as he had the night before; it just wasn’t like
him to lose control to such an extent.

“This meeting is
adjourned,” he said breathlessly as he took some tissues to wipe himself clean
before he pulled his underwear and trousers back up. “I expect to have your
reports sent to my office later in the week, you’re excused.”

A few chuckles filled
the room at Rhett’s words and everyone around the table got to their feet and
dispersed. Leah however remained bent over the table, shocked at what she had
allowed to happen. She waited until she was alone with Rhett and then slowly
pushed herself up so she was standing once again. “Is there a bathroom close
by, Sir?” she asked, her voice quiet  as she thought about what she had
permitted Rhett to do to her, with her, in front of a crowd of strangers.

“Right through those
doors, sweetheart.” Rhett pointed to a door at the back off the office.

She quickly gathered
her clothes and ran off to clean herself up. The bathroom was small, and there
was only a sink and paper towels for her to use, but she did the best she
could, sure she had missed at least some of his seed when she finished.

Two more nights, she
thought to herself as she cleaned herself and then dressed, uncomfortably aware
that she no longer had any panties to wear. Just two more nights and then it
would be over, she told herself over and over; she didn’t know if she would
stay with Rhett after that, not given the things he had convinced her to do.

Forcing herself not to
cry, she refused to give in to the tears, she stood before the mirror, studying
herself, trying to work out what she had become, what she had allowed herself
to become. It was clear to her that she couldn’t continue the lifestyle, no
matter how much she loved Rhett, it was just too damaging to her, both
psychologically and emotionally.

Despite that
realization she was determined to finish out the ten nights. She knew it was
stupid to do so, and pure stubbornness on her part, but she refused to change
her mind. She had started the ten nights, and she would see them through to the
finish, no matter how bad it got.

Her resolution made,
Leah returned to the conference room.

“You okay, sweetheart?”
Rhett asked, grinning and pulling her into his arms.

“I’m fine, Sir,” she
whispered softly, and she was, though only because she knew, deep in her heart,
that she would be leaving him soon.

“I’m very proud of
you,” he told her, kissing her forehead. “I think we are going to make
wonderful magic together.” He knew if he could get his shit together, and not
make stupid mistakes like forgetting condoms, he had found himself a submissive
that he would happily call his.

His words almost broke
Leah’s heart; she wanted to tell him that their time was nearly at an end, but
just couldn’t bring herself to. “Two more nights, Sir,” she whispered as she
held tight to him.

“Two more, sweetheart.”
He held her in his arms for a few moments longer before pulling away. “Would
you like to see some more of Playa Del Carmen? Or would you prefer to go back
to the resort?” he asked. “I know you must be keen to shower and freshen
yourself up, but I can arrange that here if you like.”

Knowing that she might
never have another opportunity to see the island, Leah nodded and smiled. “That
would be good, Sir, thank you. I would love to see more of the island.”

Together they walked
back to the elevator, hand in hand, and returned to the limousine, which was
waiting for them outside. After a quick shower, which Rhett arranged at a
nearby hotel, paying for a night in a suite just so they could get cleaned up,
they went for lunch at a restaurant that overlooked the ocean, as everything
seemed to do in that area.

With lunch finished
they went shopping. Leah would have been happy to just explore the island and
see the various sights it had to offer, but Rhett insisted on taking her
shopping. Over her protests he lavished money on her, buying her clothes and
jewelry, though all she really wanted to buy was a few souvenirs to remind her
of her time in the islands.

When Leah finally
persuaded Rhett to stop spending money on her they returned to the waiting
powerboat for the journey back to their resort.

There was just enough
time for them to pack up their belongings and have an early dinner, at which
they were joined by David and Janie, before they made for the airport so they
could return home. The dinner was an embarrassing affair for Leah, who couldn’t
get past the memory of David watching as she was fucked by Rhett.

She wasn’t the only one
whose mood was off. Despite her embarrassment, and her distraction, Leah
couldn’t help noticing that Janie was strangely quietly.

Leah didn’t know what
was wrong with her friend, and didn’t want to ask while the men were around.
She hoped things weren’t going sour between Janie and David since he seemed to
make her best friend happier than she’d ever seen her. She hoped even more
fervently that the events of the morning, and what David had witnessed between
her and Rhett, wasn’t the cause of whatever was wrong.

By the time the jet
landed in Chicago Leah was exhausted, and she declined Rhett’s request to stay
the night at his place. It was late but she begged off, saying she needed some
real rest after such a tiring holiday. Reluctantly he agreed, and had his
driver divert to drop her and Janie off before taking David home and then
making for his mansion.

Reaching the door of her
room Leah was ready to fall asleep in her clothes; she promised to call Janie,
who seemed as tired as she was, the moment she woke the next day and made her
way through to the bedroom. She stripped quickly, throwing the clothes into the
corner of the room, out of the way, and then slid beneath the sheets. The
moment her head hit the pillow she was asleep.

19

Moving

Leah was woken the next
morning by her alarm clock, which went off at its usual time. It wasn’t until
she had stumbled from her bed and was in the shower that she realized she
didn’t have to get up because she no longer had a job to go to.

Briefly she debated
going back to bed and sleeping for a while longer, but she quickly abandoned
that idea, the shower had done what it always did and she was wide awake. She
knew that if she returned to her bed it would take her forever to get back to
sleep, and that would annoy her more than staying up and feeling tired later.

Finishing up her shower
Leah dried off and then continued with her usual morning routine. Throughout it
all she considered her options for the day. Since she didn’t have a job to go
to she needed to do something with her time.

There was no point in
making a start on her search for a permanent, post-graduation job, she decided.
She needed to get through her final two nights with Rhett and return to a
normal life before she could afford the energy it would take to do that.

Could she go back to a
normal life? What did normal even mean anymore? As it occurred to her that she
no longer knew what normal was, and had no idea if she could put everything
that had happened with Rhett behind her, tears filled her eyes.

She refused to allow
the sudden emotion to overwhelm her, and with an effort she forced back the
tears as she finished her breakfast.

With no job to go to,
and no point in her looking for another, more permanent one, at that time, Leah
found herself at a bit of a loss for what to do. It was clear that she needed
to do something with her day, if only to keep her mind occupied.

Her immediate thought
was to call up Janie and see what she wanted to do; Janie nearly always had
something she wanted to do, and it was usually so much fun they forgot all
about whatever might be troubling them.

Thinking of Janie
reminded Leah of her friend’s strange attitude during the journey home the
previous evening. Immediately she fetched her phone to call her so she could
find out what had been wrong.

When the call went
straight to voice mail Leah became worried and hurriedly pulled on a pair of
shorts and a tank top so she could walk over to Janie’s room. She banged on the
door when she got there, not letting up until the door swung open and she saw
her friend standing there.

“What’s with the
banging?” Janie wanted to know, leaning tiredly on the door and yawning. “It’s
still early.”

“I was worried about
you, hon,” Leah said, relieved to see her friend was alright. Walking into the
room she dropped onto the couch; she too was still tired and Janie’s yawn had
set her off, for a couple of moments that was all either of them could do,
yawn. “Is everything alright? You looked pretty upset at dinner yesterday, and
all through the journey home, then you’re phone went straight to voice mail
when I tried to call you.”

“I’m fine, just tired.”
Having joined Leah on the couch Janie curled up and rested her head on her
friend’s shoulder. “This weekend wore me out, that’s all, David especially.
He’s always the same when we go away, can’t get enough. I think it makes him
extra horny doing me in fancy hotels.

“How about you? How you
hanging on, hon? Still determined to see this shit through to the bitter end?”
Janie could quite keep the mocking tone out of her voice, but she quickly
apologized, seeing the look on her friend’s face. “Sorry, hon, just ignore me,
I’m too tired to think straight. Seriously though, are you alright?” Lifting
her head she stared into her friend’s face, examining her as if she could work
out her friend’s frame of mine from what she saw there.

“I’ll be fine,” Leah
answered, forcing a smile. She didn’t want to discuss the situation between her
and Rhett just then, she was sure if she did she would only start crying again,
she preferred to put the situation from her mind until it was necessary for her
to think about it. “There’s only two more nights, I’ll make it through.

“So, what have you got
planned for today? Anything?” she asked, changing the subject quickly when she
saw her friend was about to say something about either her or Rhett.

“Nothing specific, but
I was hoping to get more out of here.” Janie looked around the dorm room in
distaste, and Leah noticed for the first time the number of boxes sitting in
the corner of the room, all packed up, though none of them were labeled to
indicate their contents, a lack that made her fingers twitch. “How close to
being packed up are you?”

“Almost done,” Leah
told her. She’d been packing during whatever periods of free time she had
before the trip and knew she could be finished with just a few hours of steady
work. The dorm rooms didn’t allow much room for hoarding, which meant she
hadn’t acquired much clutter, and that made it easier. “If everything is good
with you, maybe I should finish up and we can get a few things moved into the
condo today.”

“Well I’m pretty much
finished already, I can be done in about half an hour; I just have to throw the
last few things into a box. I’ll get that done and then come over and help you
out. The sooner we leave this place the better, as far as I am concerned, even
if we are moving into a condo bought by daddy,” she said the last part with a 
heavy dose of bitterness.

“Sounds like a plan to
me, girlfriend; have you got any extra boxes?”

“I do.” Feeling much
more awake Janie practically jumped to her feet and made her way into the
bedroom, returning a few moments later with four large, flat-packed boxes and a
bag of polystyrene packing filler. “I’ll be over just as soon as I’ve dressed,
had something to eat, and sorted myself out. See ya soon.”

Janie was good as her
word; within half an hour she had joined her friend and was helping with the
packing.

While Janie’s packing
was haphazard, untidy, and quick, she just threw things into a box until it was
full and then moved on to the next box, Leah’s packing was much more organized,
not to mention time-consuming. She insisted that everything be kept in groups
and packed neatly, with the boxes clearly labeled so when it was time to unpack
she would be able to find everything easily.

“Sorry, hon,” Leah
apologized when they had taped up the last box, almost four hours after
starting. “I didn’t think it would take this long, I had no idea I had this
much stuff hidden away.”

“It wasn’t how much
stuff you’ve got that took us so long,” Janie remarked, stretching, relieved
that they were finally finished. “It was your fussy need to pack everything
neatly, not to mention label it, and your general need to be organized. You
know how much I hate that.

“Oh just ignore me.”
She flapped her hand at the look on her friend’s face. “It’s done now, that’s
the important thing, and now we can get it shifted to the condo.” Taking out
her cell phone she made a quick call. “A few of the guys are going to help take
the boxes down to the cars; we need to go pull them round to the front.”

Leah couldn’t help
laughing as they walked down the stairs. “I don’t know how you do it; I swear
you can get guys to do whatever you want.” Janie’s phone call had resulted in
five athletic men arriving at the door of her room in next to no time, all of
them desperate to please Janie.

“There’s one that
doesn’t do my bidding,” Janie said with a laugh, thinking about David. He was
the only man in her life that refused to give in to her every desire, and she
was sure that was the reason she cared so much for him, when every other man
who had shared her bed over the years had been disposable.

For the next half an
hour there was little room for conversation as both their cars were packed to
overflowing, which wasn’t difficult to manage since neither of them had a big
car. When the cars were packed up Janie gave each of the guys a quick kiss and a
smile, which left them panting like dogs that had been rewarded for behaving
well, and then she slid behind the wheel of her car.

“I’ll follow you to the
condo,” Leah called out as Janie pulled away. It was just as well her new car
was fast, if she’d been driving her old car she’d have lost sight of her friend
before she made it out of the college campus.

The drive to their new
home didn’t take long, mostly because Janie was racing along, forcing Leah to
stay above the speed limit in order to keep up with her. She was relieved when
they arrived at the condo without being pulled over by the police, though her
relief was short-lived.

Pulling up in front of
the building Leah parked behind Janie’s car and got about. She was about to say
something about her friend’s fast driving when she saw Janie throw her arms
around David, who was waiting for them. The sight of David made her groan
inwardly; it was going to be some time before she felt comfortable around him
she realized.

David smiled and lifted
Janie into his arms, as hers went around his neck, before acknowledging Leah.
It was clear from the way she was avoiding eye contact that she was still
feeling awkward about what had happened the previous day, not that he blamed
her. She was Janie’s best friend however, and he didn’t want to make things
difficult for his girl by having weirdness between the two of them. “Let’s get
these boxes upstairs and then I’d like to buy you ladies lunch.”

“I’ll probably just
hang around here and start sorting stuff out,” Leah said with a smile that she
hoped reached her eyes. “You two can have lunch without me.” The last thing she
wanted was to be a third wheel at a lunch, especially when she didn’t feel very
comfortable around David.

“Leah, you can’t avoid
me forever.” David smiled to show he wasn’t angry with her. “I know you’re
embarrassed, but honestly, you have no reason to be.”

Janie looked from David
to Leah and back again, confused. “Um, what am I missing here?” She trusted
both of them, but it was obvious something had happened that she didn’t know
about, and that worried her slightly.

“That’s Leah’s story to
tell, baby.” Lifting one of the larger boxes he walked toward the front door of
the condo complex.

“He just witnessed one
of my nights with Rhett,” Leah said quickly, “Or I guess I should say day since
it was at the office.” She didn’t want to talk about it any further than that
so she hurriedly grabbed one of her boxes and walked off.

Janie knew Leah had
been gone the previous day, but she had had no idea that anything had taken
place at the office. Grabbing a box she trailed after her boyfriend and her
best friend, thinking that Leah’s explanation was far from sufficient, even if
then wasn’t the best time to pursue the matter.

With three of them
unloading the cars it didn’t take long, even if some of the boxes were a bit
too heavy for the girls to manage easily on their own, and soon enough they
were stood in the middle of the condo, surrounded by boxes, looking pleased
with themselves. All that was left for them to do was to turn in the keys to
their dorm rooms and sign out; once they did that they would be finished with
school forever, a thought that pleased them both very much.

There was no furniture
in the condo just then, all the furniture they had been using for the past few
years belonged to the school and came with the dorm rooms, but that didn’t
matter. As far as Janie was concerned, the lack of furniture was just another
excuse to go shopping, not that she needed one. Better than the opportunity to
spend money was the chance to make the condo, which she was only reluctantly
accepting, her own by decorating and furnishing it how she wanted.

“Before I forget, Leah,
here’s your key.” Janie dug into her purse out pulled out small key ring,
shaped like an island girl, complete with grass skirt and coconut bra, from
which hung a key. She handed it over with a smile, but quickly turned serious
as she said, “We will be talking about what happened at the office, and why
David was there.”

“I’ll tell you what
ladies, I’ll go pick us up some Chinese and give the two of you some time to
talk. Would you like anything in particular, Leah?” he asked, he already knew
what his girl enjoyed.

“I’m not very picky,
I’ll eat whatever you bring back.” Leah kept her eyes on her friend as she
spoke. “Let me give you some money.”

“Don’t worry about it,
I’ve got this.” He waved at Janie and was gone before Leah had a chance to
argue the matter.

“Alright, spill it,”
Janie demanded, dropping cross-legged onto the wooden floor.

Joining her friend on
the floor Leah felt her cheeks redden as she went over the scene from the day
before. She kept her description of what had happened between her and Rhett as
straightforward as she could, and hurried through it as quickly as possible.
“It’s just really hard to be in the same room with your boyfriend, knowing how
much of me he saw yesterday.”

“Wow, just wow.” Janie
was flabbergasted. If someone had told her a few weeks ago that her virginal
friend would have allowed some man to take her in front of a room full of
people she would never have believed them. In fact she would probably have
laughed in their face and asked for some of whatever they were taking.